Gent weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Gent, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 2019-07-25; its coldest fell to -16°C on 1985-01-17.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C2023-01-01
-11°C1985-01-16
|
13°C2007-01-09
-16°C1985-01-17
|
| February | 18°C2021-02-24
-6°C1991-02-07
|
13°C2004-02-04
-14°C2012-02-04
|
| March | 23°C2021-03-31
-2°C1987-03-03
|
13°C1981-03-25
-8°C2005-03-04
|
| April | 28°C2007-04-15
3°C1986-04-11
|
14°C2005-04-30
-4°C1986-04-12
|
| May | 32°C2005-05-27
7°C2010-05-03
|
18°C2018-05-27
0°C1981-05-03
|
| June | 34°C2026-06-24
10°C1991-06-03
|
23°C2026-06-25
3°C1991-06-05
|
| July | 39°C2019-07-25
13°C1984-07-03
|
21°C2018-07-27
5°C1984-07-01
|
| August | 34°C2003-08-06
14°C1986-08-30
|
21°C2004-08-09
6°C1980-08-25
|
| September | 32°C2020-09-15
11°C1996-09-22
|
19°C2023-09-10
2°C2018-09-30
|
| October | 26°C2011-10-03
3°C1985-10-31
|
17°C1985-10-03
-3°C2003-10-24
|
| November | 19°C2015-11-07
-2°C1985-11-20
|
15°C2010-11-04
-8°C1998-11-23
|
| December | 16°C2000-12-08
-5°C1996-12-28
|
13°C2021-12-30
-12°C2009-12-19
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 18°C2021-02-24
-11°C1985-01-16
|
13°C2021-12-30
-16°C1985-01-17
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 32°C2005-05-27
-2°C1987-03-03
|
18°C2018-05-27
-8°C2005-03-04
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 39°C2019-07-25
10°C1991-06-03
|
23°C2026-06-25
3°C1991-06-05
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 32°C2020-09-15
-2°C1985-11-20
|
19°C2023-09-10
-8°C1998-11-23
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Gent has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.